[ɪmˈpɪərɪəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to an empire
(e.g: Britain's imperial past)

- relating to or denoting the system of non-metric weights and measures (the ounce, pound, stone, inch, foot, yard, mile, acre, pint, gallon, etc.) formerly used for all measures in the UK, and still used for some

- (of a size of paper, in the UK) measuring 762 × 559 mm (30 × 22 inches)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperialis, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with emperor, empire, also with imperious

[ɪmˈpɪərɪəl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with Napoleon III of France)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperialis, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with emperor, empire, also with imperious